Why Don't Many Americans Support Gay Marriages? - Think Atheist2015-08-03T01:11:04Zhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/forum/topics/why-don-t-many-americans-support-gay-marriages?commentId=1982180%3AComment%3A1232331&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI hear it from time to time w…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-12-11:1982180:Comment:12323612012-12-11T12:00:33.833ZMarchttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/MarcCatera
I hear it from time to time when art is discussed. Usually said by the folks targeted by the art.
I hear it from time to time when art is discussed. Usually said by the folks targeted by the art. Venus Flytrap aside.tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-12-11:1982180:Comment:12323602012-12-11T11:41:31.667ZMarchttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/MarcCatera
Venus Flytrap aside.
Venus Flytrap aside. How topical! They usually pla…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-12-11:1982180:Comment:12324382012-12-11T07:58:45.650ZGallup's Mirrorhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/GallupsMirror
<p>How topical! They usually play Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on TV this time of year. The Bumble is my scariest early childhood memory (aside from the nuns at Catholic school). It counts.</p>
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<p>How topical! They usually play Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on TV this time of year. The Bumble is my scariest early childhood memory (aside from the nuns at Catholic school). It counts.</p>
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</p> If you love somebody you shou…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-12-11:1982180:Comment:12324352012-12-11T07:54:59.009ZAiken Drums Sisterhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/KevinDelgado
<p>If you love somebody you should be able to marry that person. If the both of you love somebody you should be able to marry that person. If the 3 of you love somebody, you 3 should be able to marry that person. Gender and headcount don't matter to me, if it doesn't matter to you. Plus, imagine how great a family with 2 breadwinners, one homemaker, and one child-raiser could be. By the way, I'm not religiously in favor of gay or plural marriage, I just think it's not any of my business -…</p>
<p>If you love somebody you should be able to marry that person. If the both of you love somebody you should be able to marry that person. If the 3 of you love somebody, you 3 should be able to marry that person. Gender and headcount don't matter to me, if it doesn't matter to you. Plus, imagine how great a family with 2 breadwinners, one homemaker, and one child-raiser could be. By the way, I'm not religiously in favor of gay or plural marriage, I just think it's not any of my business - until my government or the religious in our country decide to push the point.</p>
<p>Don't forget, 'modern' marriage (as opposed to wife-chattel ownership you find in the Old Testament) was first,and has always been, a civil arrangement, You can get married without a church in the US, but not without the government.being involved. I've officiated at 2 marriages, and they only count because the state paperwork was sent in. (In Kansas, you can just say publicly "We're married", and that suffices, with the state paperwork, of course.)</p> So, when a bitch (the canine…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-12-11:1982180:Comment:12322902012-12-11T05:42:11.804ZGallup's Mirrorhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/GallupsMirror
<blockquote><p>So, when a bitch (the canine variety) gives it up to a male dog, that is not consent?</p>
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<p>No. Animal procreation is instinctual not consentual. </p>
<blockquote><p>In the future, cars will be able to give consent. </p>
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<p>Let's say one day we do invent machines with human consciousness. Ought the machines have rights? I would think. It gives a bestial twist to "Do androids dream of electric sheep?" that I'm sure Philip K. Dick never imagined.…</p>
<blockquote><p>So, when a bitch (the canine variety) gives it up to a male dog, that is not consent?</p>
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<p>No. Animal procreation is instinctual not consentual. </p>
<blockquote><p>In the future, cars will be able to give consent. </p>
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<p>Let's say one day we do invent machines with human consciousness. Ought the machines have rights? I would think. It gives a bestial twist to "Do androids dream of electric sheep?" that I'm sure Philip K. Dick never imagined. </p>
<blockquote><p>All creatures on the planet exploit other creatures.</p>
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<p>Are plants creatures? If yes, then plants don't exploit other creatures because they make food from water and sunlight. If not, then herbivores don't exploit other creatures because they only eat plants. </p> Now that, Becca, is an absolu…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-12-11:1982180:Comment:12324152012-12-11T02:52:31.232ZStregahttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/MzStrega
<p>Now that, Becca, is an absolutely acceptable use of the word - indeed, I feel the word was tailored exactly to fit that situation. Must have been intelligent design :)</p>
<p>Now that, Becca, is an absolutely acceptable use of the word - indeed, I feel the word was tailored exactly to fit that situation. Must have been intelligent design :)</p> *Raises Hand*
Both I and my p…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-12-11:1982180:Comment:12323342012-12-11T02:49:53.482ZBeccahttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/alistarz
<p>*Raises Hand*</p>
<p>Both I and my partner use the word abomination on occasion in discussions that have nothing to do with religion. I think the last time I heard the word used it was in regards to ice cubes in beer.</p>
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<p>Both I and my partner use the word abomination on occasion in discussions that have nothing to do with religion. I think the last time I heard the word used it was in regards to ice cubes in beer.</p> tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-12-11:1982180:Comment:12323312012-12-11T02:39:42.126ZBeccahttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/alistarz
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<p>I didn't know the law had weighed in on whether dogs engaged in procreation had an element of consent...or not.</p>
<p>I didn't know the law had weighed in on whether dogs engaged in procreation had an element of consent...or not.</p> More gays required. That sho…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-12-11:1982180:Comment:12324102012-12-11T01:06:13.581ZStregahttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/MzStrega
<p>More gays required. That should help. (<em>maybe we gays are Nature's way of keeping down the population</em>).</p>
<p>More gays required. That should help. (<em>maybe we gays are Nature's way of keeping down the population</em>).</p>